Félix Patzi

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Félix Patzi
Governor of La Paz
In office
31 May 2015 – 3 May 2021
Preceded byCésar Cocarico Yana
Succeeded bySantos Quispe
Minister of Education
In office
22 January 2006 – 23 January 2007
PresidentEvo Morales
Preceded byMaría Mejía Barragán
Succeeded byVíctor Cáceres Rodríguez
Personal details
Born
Félix Patzi Paco

(1967-02-21) 21 February 1967 (age 57)
Movement for Socialism
(2006–2015)
Sovereignty and Freedom (2015–2018)
SpouseMaciel Terraces

Félix Patzi Paco (born 21 February 1967) is a Bolivian academic and politician. He was the governor of the La Paz Department from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Aymara ethnic group, he has been active in supporting indigenous movements in Bolivia.

Political career

Born in Santiago de Llallagua,

Movement for Socialism – Political Instrument for the Sovereignty of the Peoples (MAS-IPSP), but was removed following a drunk driving incident.[2] In March 2010, he founded a new political party, Integration for Change (Spanish: Integración Para el Cambio, IPC), which was later organized as the Third System Movement.[3]

In the 2015, he ran again for governor of La Paz, this time on behalf of the Sovereignty and Freedom party (Spanish: Soberanía y Libertad; SOL.bo) founded by La Paz's mayor, Luis Revilla.[4] He won the March 29 elections with 52% of the vote, far ahead of rival candidate Felipa Huanca of the MAS-IPSP,[5] becoming SOL.bo's highest elected official.

References

  1. ^ "Breve Biografia" in Patzi Paco, Felix (2010). Tercer Sistema: Modelo comunal: Propuesta alternativa para salir del capitalismo y del socialismo. La Paz, Bolivia.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Félix Patzi creará nueva organización política". Los Tiempos. 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  3. ^ "Bolivia – IPC es el nuevo partido creado por Patzi que quiere enfrentar al MAS". La Jornada. La Paz. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  4. ^ Guarachi, Angel (2014-12-22). "Sol.bo presenta al exministro Félix Patzi como candidato a la gobernación de La Paz". La Razón. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ^ Barriga, Daymira. "Acaba hegemonía del MAS; Patzi de Sol.bo es gobernador paceño - La Razón". La Razón. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
Political offices
Preceded by
María Mejía Barragán
Minister of Education
2006–2007
Succeeded by
Víctor Cáceres Rodríguez
Preceded by
César Cocarico Yana
Governor of La Paz

2015–2021
Succeeded by